Severe Torture guitar cover (ENGL SE 6L6, Torpedo VB-101)

[Djabthrash]

Since i always jam with that killer song by SEVERE TORTURE called "Serenity Torn Asunder", i decided to record a quick guitar cover and see how my guitar tone works for it.

Keep in mind the clip is sloppily played, and also slower/tuned lower then the original song.

I'm still using my trusted EMG81/85-loaded Schecter Hellraiser C1-FR, plugged directly into ENGL SE 6L6 with the Torpedo VB-101, which is a hardware loadbox+cab/mic/miking simulator (see other related threads here : http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/...-101-hardware-loadbox-cab-mic-miking-sim.html)

More detailed info on the signal chain can be found once you click the link below :

http://www.netmusicians.org/index.php?section=id&value=5998

Let me know what you guys think.

 

[Metaltastic]

Hard to tell since there's no drums/bass, but I'd say it has potential - could use more gain though IMO (palm mutes are a bit weak in the sustain department), and it's a bit harsh in the upper mids (just a bit too much crunch) - getting better though! (and thank you for only posting 1 clip this time, rather than like 10 )

 

[Djabthrash]

Hard to tell since there's no drums/bass, but I'd say it has potential - could use more gain though IMO (palm mutes are a bit weak in the sustain department), and it's a bit harsh in the upper mids (just a bit too much crunch) - getting better though! (and thank you for only posting 1 clip this time, rather than like 10 )

Thanks Marcus !

When i get Trilian/Superior 2.0 soon i'll try a full mix version (and go back to some of my old death metal band songs also ).

When i listen to it i don't feel like adding more gain, i guess that's just a matter of taste in the end. When you mention the palm-mutes lack of sustain, is it for the whole snippet, or the first riff, or the second riff ?

About the crunchness that's something i'm aiming for but maybe i've gone too far on that... that's why i like to hear what other people think...
Do you feel it sounds too agressive, in a annoying way ? or it just sounds crunchy as opposed to very satured, but not annoying/way too agressive way ?

Maybe i'll try a new clip on that basis, using less hi mids on the Torpedo built-in EQ... unless you gimme another way you would do it (amp settings ? mic position ? post-eq notch ?)

Also, funny that you mention the 10 clips thingie since i'm about to remic (= like reamp except that i only change the cab/mic/miking part) with the Torpedo to see what kind of tones i can get with different cab/mic/miking setups (especially with a VHT P50E cab/Royer 121 combo hat gave me killer results in the past for a Deftones/36 crazyfists kinda clip, but that i'm curious to hear with a death metallish riff like the one in that current post)

so you say posting 10 clips of the same snippet is a bad idea (it's mainly for a shoutout sake) ? or you mean posting 10 clips of 10 different snippets kinda like i did in some other thread ?

Maybe i'll update that one on this single clip basis, and do another thread for a full 12 cab/mic/miking setup shootout... unless you tell me that's a terrible idea

Again sorry for the 1,000 questions here but since you're the only one that replied... not to mention your feedback always helped me to get better tones in the past (even if we don't have the same tastes in guitar tone)